Podcasts: Bill Newman

Bill Newman

The Bill Newman Show. Weekdays at 9AM. Join Bill & Monte Belmonte as they talk with news-makers, elected officials, authors, artists, poets, and ‘fish wrap’ about the day’s headlines.

Recent guests include authors Senator Elizabeth Warren (Persist); Larry Tye (Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy); Daniel James Brown (Facing the Mountain); Chuck Collins (The Wealth Hoarders and Born on Third Base).

The Bill Newman Show 12.23

Get depressed (and fight back) with Kade Crockford, Massachusetts ACLU privacy & technology guru; lighten up with Pam Victor of the HA…

The Bill Newman Show 12.20

Mary Witt and Anand Nayak make beautiful music; curator Joan Ryan- beautiful murals she restored  make Northampton history come alive.

The Bill Newman Show 12.19.13

Aleks Kajstura, PPI Legal Director on prison gerrymandering;  Paint Box Theatre’s Tom McCabe on Santa; The Rev and the Rebbe…

The Bill Newman Show 12.18.13

NCA Executive Director Penny Burke rocks out on First Night; Katryna Nields rocks the house. And Professor Max Page throws a…

The Bill Newman Show 12.17.13

Lee Woodruff on In An Instant–the IED in Iraq that literally ripped her husband Bob, the ,ABC news anchor, apart.…

The Bill Newman Show 12.16.13

The Supreme Court’s human genome patent case with ACLU Women’s Rights Project attorney Sandra Park (who won the case), UMass…

The Bill Newman Show 12.13.13

Nation magazine correspondent & author of Dollarocracy John Nichols; Mount Holyoke College President and medical ethicist Lynn Pasquerella; filmmaker Michael Zimbalist.

The Bill Newman Show 12.12.13

Valley Gives!  Kristin Leutz and Julie Lichtenberg; Peter Blanchette & Dan Thomas; The Rev and the Rabbi.

The Bill Newman Show 12.11.13

Eureka! and Girls Inc! Leah and  Elisha ; Sarah Dunton, Suzanne Parker, Simi Hoque,& Geisha Uroza.

The Bill Newman Show 12.10.13

Dr.Ira Helfand on 2 billion lives at risk; Jane Yolen and Burleigh Muten celebrate Emily Dickinson on her birthday; & James Kichen…

Recent Headlines

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2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, more storms moving in

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Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region Wednesday, authorities said.

1 day ago in National

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in the wallet and aggravating people across the political spectrum.

2 days ago in National

Men who brought explosives to NYC protest cited Islamic State as inspiration, complaint says

Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said.

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Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the US

Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform.

2 days ago in National

Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti's former leader, plus related charges.